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A Practical Approach to Training and Evaluating Online Instructors (Cascade G)


Colleen Worrell, Virtual High School Global Consortium
Susan Leavey, Virtual High School Global Consortium

Training, mentoring and evaluation of online instructors are critical aspects of any virtual program. Take a sneak-peek into Virtual High School's teacher training, mentoring and assessment programs. Learn techniques to provide "in-time" training for online instructors using screencasts and webinar sessions. Attendees will be provided with measurable teacher quality indicators and best practices for assessing and improving quality of instruction in an online program.


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What makes a good online teacher? Data driven ... Teacher training -expectation, multiple media modes, timely feedback, online presence

Level 1 teacher ...monitoring - mentoring -determine level of support ...(Must take the teach prep course) similar to our methodology course

An online community is a series of complex relationship. Let's talk ... Discussions - a meaningful way for collaboration

"I appreciated the focus on the classroom aspect not just offering another course."

What is the balance between 'sage on the stage' and 'guide on the side'? Food for thought ...

Virtual HS Policy Handbook?

Gather information and data from your LMS? What tools from D2L? Recording and reporting tools?

Standards for virtual instructors ... Visibility, participation, feedback rubric

Professional Growth Essential .... Providing current, emerging resources

Creating a switch from a teacher centered classroom to a student learner-centered classroom

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